"The airframe N571UP was only three years old and had accumulated 9977 hours in 1764 takeoffs and landings."

"Aviation sources in Dubai report, that the crew declared emergency reporting a fire in the cockpit shortly after takeoff and attempted to return to the airport's runway 30L dumping fuel. The airplane was seen flying very low at a shallow descent until impact, where the airplane erupted in a large fire ball. Several buildings, apparently all of them under construction, have been set on fire by the crash."

"The FAA reported in their Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 10017, that the airplane's cargo contained a large quantity of lithium batteries. While the investigation is still underway and the cause of the crash has not been determined, the FAA believes it is prudent to inform operators of this fact as well as remind operators of the characteristics of thermal runaways of lithium batteries. The FAA states further, that the fire suppression agent Halon 1301 found in class C cargo compartments is ineffective controlling lithium metal cell fires. For an earlier SAFO including a video see: How to fight fires caused by Lithium batteries in portable electronic devices."